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Who invested in Drafted?
Drafted's investors include Bill Clerico of Convective Capital, Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel, and 10 more on record.
201520172019202120232025
$697KDebt$2.5MSeed$1.6MSeed$1.6MSeed
United States · Seed startup
Who invested in Drafted
4 rounds we have observed, with the 15 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 6 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$6.4Mraised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources
$697KDebt$2.5MSeed$1.6MSeed$1.6MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $1.6MMay 2026
- Biggest round
- $2.5MSeed · Jun 2015
- Investors
- 15 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Debt, $697K May 2015
- Biggest round
- $2.5M Seed · Jun 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 4 months the median of 3
The rounds
- May 2026
- Dec 2025Seed$1.6M5 new
Reported by TechCrunch
- Jun 2015Seed$2.5M6 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2015
- May 2015Debt$697K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $697K sold, first sale Oct 2014
Funding filed with regulators
Drafted filed 4 raises, $5.2M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Nov 2019$1.1MSEC Form D
- Mar 2017$1.7MSEC Form D
- May 2015$1.8MSEC Form D
- Oct 2014$697KSEC Form D
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.
- Vinayak RanadeExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediChris Keller
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
Bill Clerico of Convective CapitalVC firm1round, led 1
Patrick CollisonAngel1round
Boston SyndicatesVC firm1round
Jack AltmanAngel1round
Josh BuckleyAngel1round
Moses MoodyAngel1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Drafted as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Drafted
How much has Drafted raised?
Drafted has raised $6.4M across 4 rounds since 2015.
When did Drafted last raise?
Drafted's most recent round was a Seed of $1.6M in May 2026.
What was Drafted's biggest round?
Drafted's largest round on record is $2.5M (Seed), in Jun 2015.
Who backed Drafted first?
Drafted's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel and 3 others.
What stage is Drafted at?
Drafted's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026.
Where is Drafted based?
Drafted is based in the United States.
Who led Drafted's rounds?
Bill Clerico of Convective Capital led the Seed in 2025.
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